Quinolines (including Hydrogenated) Patents (Class 514/253.06)
  • Publication number: 20090291963
    Abstract: Substituted indoles of the formula (I) and physiologically acceptable derivatives and salts thereof, in which R1, D, E, R12, p, X1, E, G, X2 and Z are as defined in claim 1, exhibit particular actions on the central nervous system, especially 5HT reuptake-inhibiting and 5 HTx-agonistic and/or -antagonistic actions and in particular serotonin-agonistic and -antagonistic properties and can be employed as antipsychotics, neuroleptics, antidepressants, anxiolytics and/or antihypertonics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Oliver SCHADT, Henning Böttcher, Joachim Leibrock, Kai Schiemann, Timo Heinrich, Günter Hölzemann, Christoph van Amsterdam, Gerd Bartoszyk, Christoph Seyfried
  • Publication number: 20090286801
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I): to the process for preparing them, and to the use thereof as a therapeutic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Marc Capet, Denis Danvy, Nicolas Levoin, Isabelle Berrebi-Bertrand, Thierry Calmels, Philippe Robert, Jeanne-Marie Lecomte, Jean-Charles Schwartz, Xavier Ligneau
  • Publication number: 20090264427
    Abstract: Imidazole-substituted 4-anilino-3-cyanoquinolines are described, which selectively inhibit IFGR kinase activity and are useful for treating disorders associated with IGFR kinases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventors: Scott Christian Mayer, Lori Michelle Miller
  • Publication number: 20090264435
    Abstract: Novel aryl- and heteroarylpiperazines, use of these compounds as pharmaceutical compositions, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and a method of treatment employing these compounds and compositions. The compounds show a high and selective binding affinity to the histamine H3 receptor indicating histamine H3 receptor antagonistic, inverse agonistic or agonistic activity. As a result, the compounds are useful for the treatment of diseases and disorders related to the histamine H3 receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: High Point Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: Rolf Hohlweg, Florencio Zaragoza Dorwald, Henrik Stephensen, Ingrid Pettersson, Bernd Peschke
  • Publication number: 20090239862
    Abstract: Certain novel substituted imidazole 4-carboxamides are ligands of the human cholecystokinin receptor and, in particular, are selective ligands of the human cholecystokinin-1 receptor (CCK-1R). They are therefore useful for the treatment, control, or prevention of diseases and disorders responsive to the modulation of CCK-1, such as obesity, and diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Richard Berger, Scott Edmondson, Hansen Alexa, Cheng Zhu
  • Patent number: 7592346
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for use of compounds of formula (I) in combination with other active substances in the treatment of CNS disorders such as depression or anxiety. wherein R1, m, X, R2, n, W, p, Y, Z, R3, R4, R5 and q have the meanings as defined in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Markus Bergauer, Barbara Bertani, Matteo Biagetti, Steven Mark Bromidge, Alessandro Falchi, Colin Philip Leslie, Giancarlo Merlo, Domenica Antonia Pizzi, Marilisa Rinaldi, Luigi Piero Stasi, Jessica Tibasco, Antonio Kuok Keong Vong, Simon Edward Ward
  • Publication number: 20090227570
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with 2-aminoquinoline derivatives of formula I where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, A, and n are as defined in the specification and claims, their use 5-HT5A receptor antagonists, their manufacture, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Sabine Kolczewski, Claus Riemer, Olivier Roche, Lucinda Steward, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Woltering
  • Publication number: 20090227583
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein A, R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as described herein, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods for their manufacture. These compounds are 5-HT5A receptor antagonistsand are useful in the prevention and/or treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, panic disorders, agoraphobia, social phobia, obsessive compulsive disorders, post-traumatic stress disorders, pain, memory disorders, dementia, disorders of eating behaviors, sexual dysfunction, sleep disorders, abuse of drugs, motor disorders such as Parkinson's disease, psychiatric disorders or gastrointestinal disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Sabine Kolczewski, Claus Riemer, Olivier Roche, Lucinda Steward, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Woltering
  • Patent number: 7582762
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of treating leukemia comprising administration of a resistance modulating amount of a compound having the formula (2r)-anti-5-{3-[4-(10,11-difluoromethano-dibenzosuber-5-yl)piperazin-1-yl]-2-hydroxypropoxy}quinoline 2.5 hydrochloride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Julie Kay Bush, Susan Marie Reutzel-Edens
  • Publication number: 20090215790
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel oxindole derivatives of general formula (I), in which the substituents R1, R2, R3, Y1, Y2, m, n, W, X, B and Z are defined as cited in claim 1, to medicaments containing said derivatives and to the use of the latter for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of vasopressin-dependent and/or oxytocin-dependent diseases
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Wilfried Lubisch, Thorsten Oost, Wolfgang Wernet, Wilfried Hornberger, Liliane Unger, Hervè Geneste
  • Publication number: 20090186099
    Abstract: Buccal aerosol sprays or capsules using polar and non-polar solvent have now been developed which provide biologically active compounds for rapid absorption through the oral mucosa, resulting in fast onset of effect. The buccal polar compositions of the invention comprise formulation I: aqueous polar solvent, active compound, and optional flavoring agent; formulation II: aqueous polar solvent, active compound, optionally flavoring agent, and propellant; formulation III: non-polar solvent, active compound, and optional flavoring agent; and formulation IV: non-polar solvent, active compound, optional flavoring agent, and propellant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventor: Harry A. Dugger, III
  • Patent number: 7563807
    Abstract: A purification method in the preparation of a substituted 8-arylquinoline, wherein the aryl group at the 8-position contains a substituent substituted-alkenyl group, utilizes a polystyrene-based sulfonylhydrazine reactive resin to remove an aldehyde impurity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Merck & Co. Inc.
    Inventors: Mirlinda Biba, Paul Compton Collins, Christopher Joseph Welch, David A. Conlon, Antoinette Drahus
  • Publication number: 20090176798
    Abstract: The present application relates to new compounds of formula (I), to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, to processes for their preparation, and to the use of the compounds as leptin receptor modulator mimetics in the preparation of medicaments against conditions associated with weight gain, type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemias.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: Biovitrum AB
    Inventors: Joseph W. Boyd, Giles A. Brown, Michael Higginbottom
  • Publication number: 20090149464
    Abstract: Use of 1,4-bis(3-aminoalkyl)piperazine derivatives as defined in formula I or II for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition intended for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, related neurodegenerative diseases, developmental diseases or cancer. The instant invention is also directed to some specific 1,4-bis(3-aminoalkyl)piperazine derivatives and pharmaceutical composition including them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE DU DROIT ET DE LA SANTE- LILLE II, Institut National De La Sante Et De La Recherche Medicale (Inserm)
    Inventors: Nicolas Sergeant, Andre Delacourte, Patricia Melnyk, Luc Buee
  • Publication number: 20090143381
    Abstract: Compounds of the present invention, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: SARA S. HADIDA RUAH, Mark Miller, Jinglan Zhou, Brian Bear, Peter Grootenhuis
  • Publication number: 20090143354
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (IA), processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Richard Evans, Christine Eyssade, Rhonan Ford, Barrie Martin, Toby Thompson, Paul Willis
  • Patent number: 7531535
    Abstract: The present application describes lactam-containing compounds and derivatives thereof of Formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, wherein ring P, if present is a 5-7 membered carbocycle or heterocycle and ring M is a 5-7 membered carbocycle or heterocycle. Compounds of the present invention are useful as inhibitors of trypsin-like serine proteases, specifically factor Xa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Donald J. P. Pinto, Jennifer X. Qiao
  • Patent number: 7528135
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R1, R2 and A are as defined in the description and claims, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as well as to pharmaceutical composition comprising these compounds and to methods for their preparation. The compounds are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases which are associated with the modulation of H3 receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Matthias Heinrich Nettekoven, Olivier Roche, Rosa Maria Rodriguez-Sarmiento
  • Publication number: 20090093471
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods for treating nervous disorders. More particularly, the invention relates to methods of treating amyloÊd beta peptide-related disorders, particularly Alzheimer's disease, using Rac1 inhibitors. The invention may be used in mammalian subjects, particularly human subjects, at various stages of the disease, including disease onset. The invention also provides methods of producing, identifying, selecting or optimising compounds for use in the treatment of amyloÊd beta peptide-related disorders, based on a determination of the ability of a test compound to inhibit Rac 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Laurent Desire, Bertrand Leblond, Eric Beausoleil, Thierry Taverne, Fabien Schweighoffer, Virginie Picard
  • Publication number: 20090088441
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of the general formula (I) wherein R1, R4, R5 and X are as defined, having a positive allosteric GABAB receptor (GBR) modulator effect, methods for the preparation of said compounds and to their use, optionally in combination with a GABAB agonist, for the inhibition of transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations, for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, as well as for the treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Leifeng Cheng, Michael Karle
  • Patent number: 7507732
    Abstract: 6,7-Dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[b]pyridine and 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline compounds of Formula (I), including salts, hydrates and solvates thereof, that act as 5-HT2 receptor ligands and their uses in the treatment of diseases linked to the activation of 5-HT2c receptors are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce A. Lefker, Kevin K. -C. Liu, Hou Chen, Steven Blair Coffey
  • Patent number: 7504395
    Abstract: A method for treating Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in humans and the symptoms associated therewith, inattentiveness, and hyperactivity with impulsivity, using eltoprazine and related compounds is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Psychogenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniela Brunner, Daniel W. Goodman
  • Patent number: 7504400
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel aryl piperidine or piperazine compounds substituted with certain 5-membered heterocycles having apoB secretion/MTP inhibiting activity and concomitant lipid lowering activity. The invention further relates to methods for preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds as well as the use of said compounds as a medicine for the treatment of hyperlipidemia, obesity and type II diabetes. The invention further relates to methods for preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds as well as the use of said compounds as a medicine for the treatment of atherosclerosis, pancreatitis, obesity, hyper-triglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and type II diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Lieven Meerpoel, Leo Jacobus Jozef Backx, Libuse Jaroskova, Peter Walter Maria Roevens, Louis Jozef Elisabeth Van Der Veken, Marcel Viellevoye, Joannes Theodorus Maria Linders
  • Publication number: 20090069338
    Abstract: Quinoline- and isoquinoline-based compounds exhibiting ATP-utilizing enzyme inhibitory activity, methods of using compounds exhibiting ATP-utilizing enzyme inhibitory activity, and compositions comprising compounds exhibiting ATP-utilizing enzyme inhibitory activity, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: John K. Dickson, JR., Kevin P. Williams, Carl Nicholas Hodge
  • Publication number: 20090054411
    Abstract: The invention relates to chemical compounds of formula IA or IB: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which possess CSF-1R kinase inhibitory activity and are accordingly useful for their anti-cancer activity and thus in methods of treatment of the human or animal body. The invention also relates to processes for the manufacture of said chemical compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their use in the manufacture of medicaments of use in the production of an anti-cancer effect in a warm-blooded animal such as man.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Donald Cook, Leslie Dakin, David Del Valle, Thomas Gero, David Scott, Xiaolan Zheng
  • Publication number: 20090054440
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted quinoline hydrazides of Formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X, Y and Z are defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use in treating diseases mediated by neurokinin-2 and/or neurokinin-3 (NK-3) receptors. These compounds can thus be used in methods of treatment to suppress and treat such disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: William Robert Carling, Jason Matthew Elliott, Elena Mezzogori, Michael Geoffrey Neil Russell, Brian John Williams
  • Publication number: 20090054454
    Abstract: Benzofuranyl- and benzothienyl-piperzinyl quinoline derivatives and compositions containing such compounds are disclosed. Methods of using benzofuranyl- and benzothienyl-piperzinyl quinoline derivatives and compositions containing such composition in the treatment and/or prevention of serotonin-related disorders, such as depression and anxiety, are also disclosed. In addition, processes for the preparation of benzofuranyl- and benzothienyl-piperzinyl quinoline derivatives are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Aranapakam Mudumbai Venkatesan, Osvaldo Dos Santos, Magda Asselin, George Theodore Grosu, Deborah A. Evrard, Richard Eric Mewshaw, Kristin Meagher
  • Publication number: 20090048226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel classes of compounds which are caspase inhibitors, in particular interleukin-1? converting enzyme (“ICE”) inhibitors. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of this invention are particularly well suited for inhibiting caspase activity and consequently, may be advantageously used as agents against interleukin-1-(“IL-1”), apoptosis-, interferon-? inducing factor-(IGIF), or interferon-?-(“IFN-?”) mediated diseases, including inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, destructive bone disorders, proliferative disorders, infectious diseases, and degenerative diseases. This invention also relates to methods for inhibiting caspase activity and decreasing IGIF production and IFN-? production and methods for treating interleukin-1, apoptosis-, and interferon-?-mediated diseases using the compounds and compositions of this invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Marion W. Wannamaker, Guy W. Bemis, Paul S. Charifson, David J. Lauffer, Michael D. Mullican, Mark A. Murcko, Keith P. Wilson, James W. Janetka, Robert J. Davies, Anne-Laure Grillot, Zhan Shi, Cornelia J. Forster
  • Publication number: 20090029965
    Abstract: The present invention concerns compounds inter alia according to general formula 1a. Compounds according to the invention are vasopressin V1a receptor antagonists. Pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds are useful as treatment of dysmenorrhoea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: Ferring B.V.
    Inventors: Andrzej Roman Batt, Martin Lee Stockley, Michael Bryan Roe, Celine Marguerite Simone Heeney, Andrew John Baxter, Peter Hudson, Rachel Handy
  • Publication number: 20090030013
    Abstract: The present invention refers to substituted tetrahydro-quinoline-sulfonamide compounds of general formula (I): a method for their preparation, a medicament comprising these compounds and the use of substituted tetrahydro-quinoline-sulfonamide compounds for the preparation of medicaments for 5-HT6 receptor regulation as well as for the treatment of disorders related thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: LABORATORIES DEL DR. ESTEVE, S.A.
    Inventors: Jose Luis Diaz-Fernandez, Ramon Merce-Vidal, Lajos Novak
  • Patent number: 7482347
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I in free or salt form, wherein Ar, R1, R2, R3, X and T have the meanings as indicated in the specification, are useful for treating a condition mediated by CCR-3, particularly an inflammatory or allergic condition such as an inflammatory or obstructive airways disease. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and processes for preparing the compounds are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Inventor: Darren M Legrand
  • Publication number: 20090023742
    Abstract: Invented is a method of inhibiting the activity/function of PI3 kinases using substituted thiazolones. Also invented is a method of treating one or more disease states selected from: autoimmune disorders, inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, allergy, asthma, pancreatitis, multiorgan failure, kidney diseases, platelet aggregation, cancer, sperm motility, transplantation rejection, graft rejection and lung injuries by the administration of substituted thiazolones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Dashyant Dhanak, Steven David Knight
  • Patent number: 7476671
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 2-amino-imidazo[4,5-d]pyridazin-4-ones and 2-amino-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-ones of general formula wherein R1 to R4 and X are defined as in claims 1 to 6, the tautomers, the enantiomers, the diastereomers, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof, which have valuable pharmacological properties, particularly an inhibiting effect on the activity of the enzyme dipeptidylpeptidase-IV (DPP-IV).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Eckhardt, Frank Himmelsbach, Elke Langkopf, Norbert Hauel, Mohammad Tadayyon, Leo Thomas
  • Publication number: 20080318971
    Abstract: The present invention provides 4-anilino-3-quinolinecarbonitriles compounds useful for treating a subject having an BcrAbl positive leukemia that is resistant to imatinib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventor: Becker Hewes
  • Publication number: 20080318941
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds having affinity for the 5-HT6 receptor which are of the formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R5, R6, B, D, E, G, Q, x and n are as defined herein. The disclosure also relates to methods of preparing such compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: MEMORY PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Dunn, Truc Minh Nguyen, Wenge Xie, Ashok Tehim
  • Publication number: 20080312232
    Abstract: Selected compounds are effective for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, such as HGF mediated diseases. The invention encompasses novel compounds, analogs, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases and other maladies or conditions involving, cancer and the like. The subject invention also relates to processes for making such compounds as well as to intermediates useful in such processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Tae-Seong Kim, David Bauer, Steven Bellon, Alessandro Boezio, Shon Booker, Deborah Choquette, Derin C. D'Amico, Noel D'Angelo, Celia Dominguez, Ingrid M. Fellows, Julie Germain, Russell Graceffa, Jean-Christophe Harmange, Satoko Hirai, Daniel La, Matthew Lee, Longbin Liu, Mark H. Norman, Michele Potashman, Philip Roveto, Aaron C. Siegmund, Ning Xi, Kevin Yang
  • Publication number: 20080300258
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new anhydrous crystalline form of ciprofloxacin hydrochloride that is substantially free from solvent molecules, and processes of preparation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Fabio Eduardo Silva SOUZA, Jan Oudenes, Boris Ivanovich Gorin
  • Patent number: 7459456
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are provided: wherein R1, m, X, R2, n, W, p, Y, Z, R3, R4, R5 and q have the meanings as defined in the description. Methods of preparation and uses thereof in therapy, particularly for CNS disorders such as depression or anxiety, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Matteo Biagetti, Alessandro Falchi, Colin Philip Leslie, Giancarlo Merlo, Domenica Antonia Pizzi, Marilisa Rinaldi, Luigi Piero Stasi, Jessica Tibasco
  • Publication number: 20080292584
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of using metaxalone. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining that a patient in need metaxalone therapy is taking a substance that is a n inhibitor or an inducer of a cytochrome p450 isozyme, wherein the cytochrome P450 is CYP1A2, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP2E1, or CYP3A4, and adjusting administration to the patient of metaxalone or the substance to avoid an adverse event associated with metaxalone. In another embodiment, the method comprises informing a user that metaxalone ais metabolized by a cytochrome p450 isozyme, wherein the cytochrome P450 is CYP1A2, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP2E1, or CYP3A4. Also included are articles of manufacture comprising a container containing a dosage form of metaxalone, wherein the container is associated with published material informing that metaxalone affects activity of a cytochrome p450 isozyme. Also disclosed are a method of treatment and a method of manufacturing a metaxalone product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: MUTUAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Richard H. Roberts, Jie Du, Matthew W. Davis
  • Publication number: 20080293737
    Abstract: In general, the invention relates to compounds useful as ion channel modulators. It has now been found that compounds of this invention, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Esther Martinborough, Tim Neubert, Tara Whitney, Danielle Lehsten, Tara Hampton, Nicole Zimmerman, Andreas P. Termin
  • Patent number: 7456175
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R1, R2, X, Y, Z and m are as defined in the description and claims, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as well as to pharmaceutical composition comprising these compounds and to methods for their preparation. The compounds are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases which are associated with the modulation of H3 receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Matthias Heinrich Nettekoven, Olivier Roche, Rosa Maria Rodriguez-Sarmiento
  • Patent number: 7456196
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are useful in treating conditions or disorders prevented by or ameliorated by histamine-3 receptor ligands. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the histamine-3 receptor ligands, methods for using such compounds and compositions, and a process for preparing compounds within the scope of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Robert J. Altenbach, Marlon D. Cowart, Huaqing Liu
  • Patent number: 7452887
    Abstract: Quinoline- and isoquinoline-based compounds exhibiting ATP-utilizing enzyme inhibitory activity, methods of using compounds exhibiting ATP-utilizing enzyme inhibitory activity, and compositions comprising compounds exhibiting ATP-utilizing enzyme inhibitory activity, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Amphora Discovery Corporation
    Inventors: John K. Dickson, Jr., Kevin P. Williams, Carl Nicholas Hodge
  • Publication number: 20080280886
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are urea-based 5-HT receptor modulators, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, the chemical synthesis thereof, and medical use of such compounds for the treatment and/or management of 5-HT receptor-mediated disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: AUSPEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Gant, Sepehr Sarshar
  • Publication number: 20080280919
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for use of compounds of formula (I) in combination with other active substances in the treatment of CNS disorders such as depression or anxiety. wherein R1, m, X, R2, n, W, p, Y, Z, R3, R4, R5 and q have the meanings as defined in the description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Markus Bergauer, Barbara Bertani, Matteo Biagetti, Steven Mark Bromidge, Alessandro Falchi, Colin Philip Leslie, Giancarlo Merlo, Domenica Antonia Pizzi, Marilisa Rinaldi, Luigi Piero Stasi, Jessica Tibasco, Antonio Kuok Keong Vong, Simon Edward Ward
  • Publication number: 20080275057
    Abstract: Novel substituted azole diones are provided that kill cells, suppress cell proliferation, suppress cell growth, abrogate the cell cycle G2 checkpoint and/or cause adaptation to G2 cell cycle arrest. Methods of making and using the invention compounds are provided. The invention provides substituted azole diones to treat cell proliferation disorders. The invention includes the use of substituted azole diones to selectively kill or suppress cancer cells without additional anti-cancer treatment. The invention includes the use of cell cycle G2-checkpoint-abrogating substituted azole diones to selectively sensitize cancer cells to DNA damaging reagents, treatments and/or other types of anti-cancer reagents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: CanBas Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takumi Kawabe, Machiyo Ishigaki, Takuji Sato, Sayaka Yamamoto, Yoko Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20080262228
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel metabolites of 5-Fluoro-8-{4-[4-(6-methoxyquinolin-8-yl)piperazin-1-yl]piperidin-1-yl}quinoline, which can be useful in treating CNS disorders. The present invention further relates to processes for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to methods of using them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventors: Jianyao Wang, Alana Upthagrove, Lin Deng, Wayne Everett Childers, Zhongqi Shen, William Demaio, Robin D. Moore, Zeen Tong, Li Shen, Pixu Li, Michael K. May
  • Publication number: 20080261987
    Abstract: Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR1 receptor, and which have been further confirmed in animal testing for inflammation, one of the hallmark disease states for CCR1. The compounds are generally aryl piperazine derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR1-mediated diseases, and as controls in assays for the identification of competitive CCR1 antagonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: ChemoCentryx, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew M.K. Pennell, James B. Aggen, J.J. Kim Wright, Subrabrata Sen, Brian E. McMaster, Daniel Joseph Dairaghi
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    Abstract: Disclosed are quinoline compounds of formula (I) having pharmacological activity, processes for their preparation, compositions containing them, and methods for the treatment of CNS and other disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Norbert Johnson, Stephen Frederick Moss, David R Witty
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    Abstract: Invented is a method of inhibiting the activity/function of PI3 kinases using thiazolidinedione derivatives. Also invented is a method of treating one or more disease states selected from: autoimmune disorders, inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, allergy, asthma, pancreatitis, multiorgan failure, kidney diseases, platelet aggregation, cancer, sperm motility, transplantation rejection, graft rejection and lung injuries by the administration of thiazolidinedione derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Gerard Darcy, Steven David Knight, Nicholas D. Adams, Stanley J. Schmidt